Project Learning Tree – Seeking Teachers Grades 7-12

To participate: Complete the Pilot Test Participant Application Form by August 25.

Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is seeking educators to pilot test a new curriculum resource with eight activities focused on Climate Change and Forests. This initiative, also being adapted for U.S. educators through Project Learning Tree (PLT), aims to provide students in Grades 7-12 with engaging, environmental education activities.

Pilot Details:

• Time Frame: September 2022
• Participants Needed: Teachers of Grades 7-12 (both formal and nonformal education settings)

Benefits for Participants:

• A small stipend for completing the pilot activity and providing feedback.
• Opportunity to influence the development of new environmental education activities used by thousands of students in Canada and the U.S.

Topics Covered:

1. Global perspective on climate change and forests’ role in mitigation.
2. Carbon footprint and offsetting related to forests.
3. Sustainable forestry practices for climate change and forest resilience.
4. Indigenous perspectives on climate change and forests.
5. Local implications of climate change on forests and communities.
6. Benefits and impacts of urban forests on climate change.
7. Environmental careers related to forests and climate change.
8. Actions to protect forests and how youth can contribute.

For more information, contact Ana Leirner, Project Learning Tree Instructional Designer, at ana.leirner@forests.org.